In this somewhat different episode you’ll get to hear a real French lesson that I recorded with Stephen, a student from Sydney!
A few months ago, I introduced a new concept to give you the opportunity to have a casual French session on Skype with me, since I can’t commit to recurring lessons anymore. This is a great opportunity to get my personal feedback on your French and ask me anything that you need help with.
Students taking the lesson agree to be recorded (I make sure any personal detail is then edited out) and the result may become a podcast episode…like today! This way, my … Read More →

In this episode, I’ll clarify the rules of agreement of the past participle with AVOIR. This rule is a little bit more advanced and requires basic notions of grammar: you need to know what subjects, direct objects and direct object pronouns are. Some native French people don’t make the proper agreement of the past participle with AVOIR because they’re not aware of the rule – but the agreement of the past participle is NOT optional, so basically they are making French grammar mistakes. Let’s see if YOU can get it right after my easy tips 😉
In the next part dedicated to this series about … Read More →

If you're putting in a lot of time, effort and money to learn French, chances are that you also want to be able to SOUND it properly. If your pronunciation is poor, French people will struggle to understand you. Worse, they may understand something else - something potentially very embarrassing!
To sound like a native speaker,
You need to be able to hear and say every sound of the French language. Some of these sounds will be easy because they already exist in your language. Some will be different (U, R and the nasals are typical examples)
You must learn how to choose the right … Read More →

This is the second episode to help you with your French reading and French pronunciation and celebrate the upcoming launch of my online course, "How to sound like a native French speaker", coming out next week! Stay tuned as there will be a special, limited offer!
Get updates about my upcoming course: www.frenchyourway.com.au/course
Last week’s episode: "How to know when the letter "S" is pronounced [s] or [z]?": www.frenchyourway.com.au/podcast168
This time I'm answering a question from Tanya who would like to know how to pronounce the letter "E" when it has an accent over … Read More →

I'm really excited to start a short series of episodes dedicated to French pronunciation to mark the achievement of over 2 years of creating, testing and refining the online course that I’ve been working really hard on for you!
"How to sound like a native French speaker - Everything you need to know about French pronunciation and intonation" will officially open on May 9th, 2018.
Save the date because it will come with a special and limited offer!
I'll also do a live session on Saturday May 19th, at 1.30pm (Melbourne Australia time). You can send me your questions about French … Read More →

Did you know that the past participles may need to take an extra "E" and/or "S" in some cases? That is when they are being used as adjectives, but also in some specific situations in compound tenses. In this episode, I’ll clarify the rules of agreement of the past participle with ETRE.
In the next part dedicated to this series about compound tenses, we'll see the rules of agreements of the past participles with the auxiliary AVOIR.
Previous episodes in the series:
Episode 164: French verbs: past participles (compound tenses, part 1): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast164
Episode 165: … Read More →

how to choose between ETRE and AVOIR auxiliaries when you want to conjugate a French verb in the passé composé…or any other compound tense! There’s an easy way to know and get it right every time you conjugate those dreaded French verbs!
In the next part dedicated to this series about compound tenses, we’ll see the rules of agreements of the past participles with the auxiliary ETRE.
Previous episode in the series:
Episode 164: French verbs: past participles (compound tenses, part 1): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast164
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this … Read More →

Find out why it is important to know the past participles of your French verbs. I’ll also, of course, give you tips to help remember past participles form more easily. In the next part dedicated to this series about compound tenses, we’ll see how to choose between the ETRE and AVOIR French auxiliaries.
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
avoir (eu)
Ouvrir (ouvert), souffrir (souffert), offrir (offert)
Mourir (mort)
Un enfant attendu/désiré
Des devoirs finis
Un cahier jauni par le temps
Une ville bien équipée et aménagée
Des feuilles mortes
LINKS and … Read More →

This episode is a great opportunity for you to learn some French vocabulary and facts about French euro coins and bank notes, whether you live in the Euro zone yourself or not. Have you ever held French euro coins in your hand? Are you able to tell what’s on them? Find out in this one of a kind episode!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
un billet (de banque)
une pièce (de monnaie)
Un pont
Un portail
Le drapeau
une étoile
Le recto vs le verso
La face = side (of a coin)
Un arbre
la devise républicaine « Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
Semeur, semeuse … Read More →

This is the second part of my conversation with Maryse Mounier, a hard-working French woman growing bourbon vanilla on the Réunion island. Maryse will tell us in details about the process vanilla beans go through from the harvest until they are ready to be sold on the market. You’ll probably be surprised by how precise… Read More →

In this somewhat different episode you’ll get to hear a real French lesson that I recorded with Stephen, a student from Sydney! A few months ago, I introduced a new concept to give you the opportunity to have a casual French session on Skype with me, since I can’t commit to recurring lessons anymore. This… Read More →

About Me

I am Jessica, a native French teacher from the Champagne region, now living in Melbourne. I’ve created French Your Way to provide you with different ways to learn French : podcasts, worksheets, articles, French lessons and much more. Combine them to create the most relevant experience for you! Read More